Why are those Japanese people on TV talking about Houston's local news? That just doesn't make sense.

Notice anything ridiculously unhelpful with this picture?

This is a shot of the Heroes season premiere featuring Hiro and Ando. Fans of the show will know that these two particular characters are Japanese so when they are talking, subtitles appear on the screen.

So it's a good time for the local news to flash up an advertisement telling us what is coming up at 10pm.

Seriously, do these muppets not even think before they do something like this? Maybe wait 30 seconds until there aren't subtitles on the screen? Or position the advertisement elsewhere on the screen?

Hmm, maybe they think that this is the only time when the eyes of the entire audience will be focused on the same area trying to read the fucking subtitles so they think it's the perfect place to get maximum exposure!

Why do the local news need to advertise? Nothing ever happens on the local news. They tell you what the weather was like today which you already know because you were there. They try and guess what the weather will be like tomorrow and for the rest of the week, then repeat this every three minutes in between telling you what else is coming up later (e.g. The Tonight Show, weather, sports).

Thanks for that.

Muppets.